The POT It is very changeable in the subject of International Space Station (ISS). For at least four years she has wanted to take it out of orbit, but she has not found a plan to get rid of the orbital laboratory.
However, recent reports indicate that it seems that he will leave everything in the hands of Elon Muskwho through his company, SpaceX, will solve the problems with the ship.
The plan seemed simple. NASA had planned to take the ISS out of orbit downwards, so that the atmosphere disintegrates it and the remains fall into an uninhabited area of the ocean. Russia, through the Roscosmos agency, was part of the project, but they withdrew from the plan.
That prompted NASA to launch a contest in September last year, aimed at its commercial, government and scientific partners to hear proposals on the ISS decommissioning plan.
Now in a new statement published on their blogannounce that they have chosen SpaceX to manufacture a spacecraft to take the ISS out of orbit.
“The selection of a U.S. deorbit vehicle for the International Space Station will help NASA and its international partners ensure a safe and responsible transition to low-Earth orbit at the end of station operations. This decision also supports NASA’s plans for future commercial deployments and enables the continued use of near-Earth space,” said Ken Bowersox, associate administrator for the Space Operations Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
NASA reports that SpaceX will develop the ship, but they will manipulate it and execute the mission, which will take place in 2030, as they have been announcing for years.
Since 1998, five space agencies, CSA (Canadian Space Agency), ESA (European Space Agency), JAXA (Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency), NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) and the State Space Corporation Roscosmos, have operated the International Space Station